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Muslim grandmas lead Dubai pop culture to comic greatness

Grandmas play stealth superheroes in a new United Arab Emirates comedy show, showing a welcome new side of the Arab world that may (I hope) soon make it to American TV.
The new animated TV series “Freej” stars a group of older women who do daring heroic acts, hiding their identities behind masks that are much [...]

‘Dollhouse’ not suitable for girls

This week I finally render my verdict on Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse”: Sadly, I judge the new sci-fi series to be Misogynist with a capital “M.”
As fellow fans of TV writer/director Joss Whedon will understand, I wanted to believe in his ability to handle this sensitive material. Whedon created “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” that touchstone of [...]

“Benjamin Button” a fable of diversity

What a wonderful holiday surprise: Brad Pitt’s new movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” features a loving interracial family at its center. Pitt plays a character raised by an African-American mom (the brilliant Taraji Henson, pictured at right) — and it works.
The movie takes full liberty with the short story on which it’s based. [...]

Gay is good on ‘Gossip Girl’

“Gossip Girl” impressed me last night with its sympathetic introduction of little brother Eric’s boyfriend. Everyone was happy for Eric, which shows you how far we’ve come. Even stony step-dad Bart was cool about it, to sister Serena’s surprise.
For readers who have resisted the guilty pleasure that is “Gossip Girl,” Serena van der Woodsen is [...]